For the fourth straight year, overall sales of retail fixtures look to continue to improve, according to Klein Merriman, executive director of the Association for Retail Environments.

Klein Merriman, executive director of the Association for Retail Environments, offers additional comments on the state of the industry.

With retail stores expanding internationally and integrating new technologies to assist with the more savvy consumer, the Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) has focused its 56th Convention and Industry Summit to address those areas.

Walls + Forms Inc. was awarded a grand prize in the store fixture category by the Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.). The award was for the Walls + Forms store fixtures installed at The Exchange at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.

A.R.E.'s Retail Design Collective takes place Dec. 8-10 at 7W New York, 7W 34th St., and at major showrooms throughout the city. With 36 showrooms and conference sponsors, show management said this year's event is the largest yet.

HOLLYWOOD, FL -- The Association for Retail Environments will host its Retail Design Collective, Dec. 8-10, in New York.